Get your deposit back. Split rent fairly. Don't pay a scammer.
Free tools for renters, with the statute behind every date. Pick your state and move-out date: we'll show the day your landlord's time runs out, the steps that start the clock, and the law that says so.
When is my deposit due back?
Deposit ClockDue back by Nov 15, 2026
21 calendar days after you move out, with an itemized list of anything kept.
Cal. Civ. Code §1950.5(h)(1)- Starts whenYou vacate
- PreconditionNone
- Counts21 calendar days
- DeadlineNov 15
Most deposits are lost before the fight starts.
A missed forwarding address in Texas. A missed 15-day objection in Florida. No dated photos anywhere. housr turns the rules into dates you can act on.
From the day you give notice to the day the money is due.
- Aug 29Give written notice
- Sep 14Ask for the initial inspection (CA)
- Sep 28Move-out report, keys back, forwarding letter
- Oct 19Deposit due back
Split by the rooms, not by the headcount.
Room size, private bath, a couple sharing, someone away for a month. Everyone sees the same maths, and the link goes in the group chat.
Who are you paying, and how?
- asks for Zelle to a different name
- owner is out of the country, keys by mail
The plan, split and verdict above are examples of what each tool shows, not real cases.
Charged for carpet that was already old?
Things wear out. Drag the age and watch a prorated estimate fall against what you were charged. It's an estimate, not a legal ceiling, and every useful-life figure shows where it came from.
They charged $906. Prorated estimate ≈$544. Gap: $362
How it's worked out: charge × (useful life − age) ÷ useful life. Your state's wear-and-tear rule sits next to this on the state page. Prorated estimate using a typical useful life; your state or lease may differ.
The person in the small room shouldn't quietly pay for the big one.
Drag Room A's size. 40% of the rent covers shared space and is split evenly; the rest follows each room's floor area, with a private bath counted at 1.25×. You can change all of it.
Presets for the arguments people actually have
Then make it a household
Recurring rent at the agreed split, utilities that account for who was home, the roommate-leaving settlement, and the deposit split when one cheque comes back with two names on it. Import from Splitwise or Spliit in one step.
Every date shows its working.
States differ in what starts the clock, which days count and what you must do first. We store all three per state, quote the statute, and leave a gap rather than guess.
| State | Deadline | Clock starts | Counts | Before it runs | Your own deadline | Statute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKAlaska | 14 / 30 | Tenancy ends and you hand back possession | Calendar | 14 days if proper notice was given and nothing is deducted for damage | None found | Alaska Stat. §34.03.070(g) | Review pending |
| AZArizona | 14 | Possession returned + your demand | Business days | You must make the demand | 60 days to act | A.R.S. §33-1321 | Review pending |
| CACalifornia | 21 | You vacate | Calendar | Optional initial inspection, no earlier than 2 weeks before the end | 14 days to act | Cal. Civ. Code §1950.5(h)(1) | Review pending |
| CTConnecticut | 21 | Tenancy ends | Calendar | Your written forwarding address (it can push the date later) | None found | Conn. Gen. Stat. §47a-21(d)(2) | Review pending |
| DEDelaware | 20 | Lease ends | Calendar | Give a written forwarding address at or before the end | 10 days to act | 25 Del. C. §5514(f) | Review pending |
| FLFlorida | 15 / 30 | You vacate | Calendar | 15 to refund with no claim; 30 to mail a notice of claim | 15 days to act | Fla. Stat. §83.49(3) | Review pending |
| IDIdaho | 21 | Lease ends and you surrender the unit | Calendar | 21 days, unless your lease fixes a time (never more than 30) | None found | Idaho Code §6-321(2) | Review pending |
Paid by no one on the other side of your lease.
housr is free to use. When we add paid features, they'll be things renters choose to buy, never placement sold to landlords. How we make money
- No landlord moneyWe never take landlord or property-manager money for advice, rankings or placement.
- Your details stay yoursWe never send your details to a landlord. Listing text and photos are processed on your device unless you save them.
- Never your SSN or bank loginNo money moves through housr. The household ledger records amounts only.
- Cited, dated, correctableEvery rule links to its statute and shows when it was last checked. Corrections are public.